US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Uni Records 73030
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Gloversville Pressing
- Runout / matrix
US 1058 Side 1 T-3 1 [?]Side A runout
US-1059 Side 2 T 9 1 [?]Side B runout
US 1058Side A label
US 1059Side B label

Vinyl pressings
by Neil Diamond · 1968
Velvet Gloves And Spit was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
US 1058 Side 1 T-3 1 [?]Side A runout
US-1059 Side 2 T 9 1 [?]Side B runout
US 1058Side A label
US 1059Side B label
US 1058 Side 1 T-5 (MR) ⏃12467 ALSide A runout
US 1059 Side 2 T-5 (MR) ⏃12467-X ALSide B runout
US-1058Side A label
US-1059Side B label
US 1058 Side 1 T-2 2 [AL?]Side A runout
US 1059 Side 2 T-1 2 ll [AL?]Side B runout
UNI 73030-A RLP3387ASide A, etched
UNI 73030-B RLP3387BSide B, etched
US-1058-1LRunout Stamped Side A
US-1059-2LRunout Stamped Side B
US.1058Label Side A
US.1059Label Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Unknown | Gogo RLP 3386First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Canada | Uni Records 73030 / Uni Records UNI 73030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | MCA Records MCA-5066First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Philips 834 501 BYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Uni Records UNLS 106First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | UNI Records UNLS 106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | MCA Records MUPS 365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Uni Records UNLS 106First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | UNI Records UNLS 106 / MCA Records MUPS 365First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Uni Records 73030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Uni Records 73030 / UNI Records 73030-NLP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1968 | US | Uni Records 73030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Uni Records 73030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Australia | MCA Records MCALP 124LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Brazil | Philips SLP 199.031LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Uni Records 73030 / Uni Records 73030-NLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Canada | Uni Records 93030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Uni Records 93030 / Uni Records 93030-NLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | UNI Records 73030 / UNI Records 73030-NLP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1973 | Australia | MCA Records MCALP 124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Australia | MCA Records MCALP 124LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Australia | MCA Records MCALP 124LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2010 / UNI Records UNI 93030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-2010 / UNI Records UNI 93030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Germany | UNI Records MAPS 4006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | UNI Records MAPS 4006LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Spain | MCA Records S - 30.056LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2010 / Uni Records 93030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | MCA Records MCA-2010 / MCA Records 95026LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | UK | MCA Records MCF 2512 / MCA Records 0C 062 ○ 95001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-37056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37056LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37056 / MCA Records MCA-1603LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MCA Records MCA-37056LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia & New Zealand | MCA Records ASTLP 2002LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | South Africa | MCA Records PPL 87LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Spain | Mca Records H-201679 / Mca Records H-201.679LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MCALP 124LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Uni Records 93030 / UNI Records UNI 93030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 62.032LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 62.032 / MCA Records 0062.032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 201 679-320 / MCA Records mzps-4006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 6.22197 AO / MCA Records MZPS 4006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | MCA Records MCMP 31012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | MCA Records MCMP 31012LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Netherlands | Uni Records 6369 614 / Uni Records (MAPS 4006)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | UNI Records 6369 614 / UNI Records (MAPS 4006)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 4006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | MCA Records MAP/S 4006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCL 1640LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | MCA Records MCF 2512 / MCA Records MAPS 1507LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Uni Records 93030 / UNI Records 93030-NLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
58 vinyl pressings of Velvet Gloves And Spit are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Uni Records 73030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73030, RLP 3386, UNLS 106, MUPS 365) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, US 1058 Side 1 T-3 1 [?] and US-1059 Side 2 T 9 1 [?]. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.